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| - | [* black] Well, we've removed half of the bendy plastic covers on the back of this thing, but no dice—the glass camera cover is going to have to come quietly before we get any further. |
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| - | [* black] After several long heating sessions and failed attempts to pry, we finally break the seal with the tip of a curved X-Acto blade. |
| - | [* black] When we cracked open the 5X, we were pleasantly surprised by the easy opening procedure and minimal adhesive. We hoped this trend would extent to the flagship model, but so far it seems that in the Nexus family, blood doesn't run so thick. |
| - | [* black] Manage to remove the cover without breaking it, what a nightmare |
| - | [* black] but now the clips are free to be.. well freed. And the phone pops open with the aid of an isclack |
| - | [* black] ''We're [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFXYuw96d0c#t=39s|in|new_window=true].'' |
| + | [* black] We've removed all of the bendable, plastic covers on the back of the phone, but still no dice—the glass camera cover is going to have to come out quietly before we get any further. |
| + | [* black] After several long heating sessions and failed attempts to pry the glass camera cover, we finally break the seal with the tip of a curved X-Acto blade. |
| + | [* icon_reminder] When we cracked open the 5X, we were pleasantly surprised by the easy opening procedure and minimal adhesive. We hoped this trend would extent to the flagship model, but so far it seems that in the Nexus family, blood doesn't run so thick. |
| + | [* icon_note] With all the panels removed, we were able to locate all the hidden screws securing the front panel assembly to the rear case. |
| + | [* black] Separating the front panel assembly was a hitch with the aid of our trusty iSlack tool. |